Manifolding pack and holder



Apr. 3?, 1923.

'MANIFOLDING PACK AND HOLDER Fi led Sept. l8, 1920 1,451,791 J. A. B.SMITH i Patented Apr. 17, 19.23.

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aigzi JESSE A. B. SMITH, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB 'IOUNDERWOOD TYPE- "WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFDELAWARE.

IVIA'NIFOLDING PACK AND HOLDER.

Application filed September 18, 1920.

To (ZZZ 1072,0722. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn A. B. SMITH, a citizen. of the United States,residing in Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inManifold ing Packs and Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to inanifoldii'ig, and more particularly; to theassembling of work-sheets and transfer-sheets and the introductionaround the platen from the front thereof of the assemblage thus formed.The invention is illustrated in connection with an Underwood standardtypewriter.

In carrying out this invention, use may be made of a machine providedwith a collating-table mounted between the end walls of the carriage andadapted to co-operate with the front portion of the platen. Thecollating-table is provided with several spring clamps to aid in thepreliniinar positioning of the sheets, these clamps being later moved toan ineffective position. The

invention contemplates the use of a pack of long sheets of carbon,preferably fastened at both ends before insertion around the platen, andat the lower end alone after insertion, to prevent relative shifting ofthe sheets. A guide, or dummy, sheet in the form of holder is slid overthe oarbonpack, and the holder and pack are then run around the platenfrom the rear in the usual manner. The carbons are separated at theirforward ends and interleaved be tween work-sheets which. are arranged inproper relative positions on the collating table, and the assemblagethus formed is then run around the platen in the reverse direction, i.e.. from the front to the rear.

The holder is of such length that, in the initial operative positionwhen the work sheets are to be inserted, a portionthereof is beneath theplaten and a portion projects above, and when the assemblage is moved toits rearward position preparatory to typing, the forward portion of theholder will be under the control of the platen. Each of the work-sheets,but the outer one, is guided rearwardly around the platen by the carbonbehind which it is positioned, and theouter work-sheet is guided aroundthe platen 'by a portion of the holder outside of the carbon-pack andunder the forward end of which the rear end of the out- Serial No.411,181.

side work-sheet is placed. It will be seen that the last-mentionedportion prevents projection of the rear edge of the outside work-sheetand furnishes a. smooth outer surface during rearward movement of theassemblage, thereby insuring proper insertion of the outer worksheet.

Other features and advantages will here ina'fter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view of the platen and accompanying parts of amachine,showing the front collating-table, and the holder, carbon-pack, andwork-sheets in position.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, and shows themechanism for rotating the springs" on the collating-table toineffective position and for maintaining them in such position.

Figure 4. is a perspective view of the holder, or dummy sheet.

Figure 5 shows the holder applied to a carbon-pack.

The drawings show an ordinary platen 1O journaled in end walls 11 (oneof Which is shown in Figure 2) by means of a shaft 12 and operated bythe ordinary knob 13. There is shown also the usual paper-table 15having an apron extension 16, the latter being provided with openings 18to accommodate the pressure-rolls 19. The printing position is indicatedby the typebar 21, with wing-scales 22 at either side of such position.

A front collating-table is mounted in the end walls of the carriage bymeans of a. shaft 32 passing through the depending ears 31 on the table.The table is positioned tangentially to the front portion of the platen.One edge of the table is provided with an aligning edge or flange 35.Fitting over the flange 35 are spring clips 37 which terminate belowtable 30 in upstanding portions 38 rigidly attached by means of screws41 to shaft 39 passing therethrough. the shaftbeing journaled inbrackets 40 fixed to the under side of the table 30. Rigidly attached toshaft 39 is a collar provided with two notches 46 and 4.7 into which avdetent spring 49. fixed to the table at 50, is adapted to fit. It willbe seen that in the position shown in Figure 23. the spring clips 87rest upon the table,

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and the detent e9 having its end in notch 46 tends to hold the clips inthis position. However, the clips can be rotated to ineffectiveposition, thus rota-ting shaft 39 and hence collar 45, and bringingnotch 4C7 into engagement with detent 49 which then tends to hold theclips in ineffective position.

The holder or dummy sheet illustrated in Figure lmay be made of paper orother suitable material, and comprises a front portion 60, a rearportion 61, and members 6:? connecting the lower part of the rear portion 61 with the upper part of the front portion 60, A part6?) of thefront portion 60 thus overlaps the rear portion 61. Figure 5 shows apack of carbon-sheets fastened. at both ends, the upper end havingperforations enabling the sheets to be separated after they have beeninserted in the machine, relative shifting of the sheets being thus prevented. The carbon-pack is shown projecting between the front and rearportions of the holder which thus forms a slide on the pack. I

The use of the device is as follows: The holder having been positionedwith respect to the carbon-pack, as in Figure 5, they are run into themachine from the rear of the platen in the usual manner until the holderand pack rest upon the collating-table. As shown in Figure 1, the lowerfront portion of the holder ,is still below the platen, while the upperfront portion 68, the rear portion 61, and a part of the carbon-pack,rest upon the collating-table. The upper edge of the carbon-pack isopened and the work-sheets are then inserted in the carbon-pack inalternate layers, one being placed at the front and another at the rearof the pack, and collated on the table, the springs 37 tending to holdall the sheets on the table when their relative positions are fixed. Vvhen this is accomplished, the springs are swung to ineffective position,and the holder, containing thecarbon-pack and worksheets, isrun into themachine by turning mob 13 so as to draw thework around the platen fromfri'mt to rear.

' The front portion 60 of the holder presents a smooth surface toprojections facing the platen, and, since its lower edge is maintainedbelowthe platen, it enables any worksheets inserted in front of theplaten and back of the front portion 60 to be drawn around the platenfrom front to rear. Rear portion 61 is made longer than front portion 63(the latter must be short to enable the work-sheets to be seen whilethey are positioned on the table), so that when portion 63 passes aroundand beyond the lowest portion of the platen, 61 will still be in aposition to aid in drawing the carbon-pack and work-sheets around theplaten. A

' worksheet having been fully typed, the

sheets are run to the position shown in Figure 1, the work-sheetswithdrawn and others inserted. When a section of the car hon-sheetsbecomes worn the holder can be shifted to another position.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprisinga plurality of superposed transfer sheets secured together at both endsand a holder therefor, having a back sheet behind the forward portion ofthe transfer sheets, and a front sheet connected around the sides of thetransfer sheets with the back sheet adjacent the rearward end of thelatter and extending rearwardly from the connected portions and alsoforwardly, the forward portion being less in length than the back sheet.

2. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprisinga plurality f superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both endsand a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and bandsjoining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, tofacilitate the front insertion in the machine of work-sheets associatedwith said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected.

3. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprisinga plurality of superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both endsand a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and

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bands joining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, tofacilitate the front insertion in the machine of Work-sheets associatedwith said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected, saidtransfersheets having provision at their forward ends to enable saidends to be removed easily to free the forward portions of the transfersheets, so that the work-sheets may be introduced rearwardlytherebetween.

t. A manifolding assemblage for use in typewriting machines, comprisinga plurality of superposed transfer-sheets secured together at both endsand a holder therefor comprising a front sheet, a back sheet, and bandsjoining the sides of one sheet to the sides of the other sheet, tofacilitate the front insertion in the machine of work-sheets associatedwith said transfer-sheets to enable manifolding to be effected, saidholder having an outside flap behind which the lower edge of aWork-sheet outside of the outer transfer-sheet may be placed tofacilitate the front insertion of said work-sheet.

5. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate the use! of thelatter for manifolding in a typewriting machine, comprising a frontsheet, a back sheet and bands joining the edges of the back sheet at therear end thereof with the edges of the front sheet intermediate the endsthereof.

6. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate manifolding in atypewriting machine, comprising a holding portion, a forward extensionto enable the holder to remain under the control of the platen andfeed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to the rear thereof, saidforward extension lying to the rear of the pack to avoid interferencewith typing, and a rearward extension of sufficient length to extendbetween the platen and the feedaolls when the holding portion is movedto the front of the platen.

7. A holder for a transfer-sheet pack to facilitate manifolding in atypewriting machine, comprising a holding portion, a for ward extensionto enable the holder to remain under the. control of the platen andfeed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to the rear thereof, saidforward extension lying to the rear of the pack to avoid interferencewith typing, a rearward extension of suflicient length to extend betweenthe platen and the feed-rolls when the holding portion is moved to thefront of the platen, and a front flap extending from the holding portionto receive the rear end of a worksheet to facilitate the front insertionthereof at the outside of said pack.

8. A transfer-sheet pack for use in manifolding in typewriting machinesin connection with work-sheets. inserted at the front of the platen,comprising a plurality of superposed transfer-sheets and attaching meanswhereby they are secured together at both ends, and having a transverseline of perforations across the forward end of the pack, between theattaching means and the body of the pack so that this end of the packmay be torn off after insertion to permit the forward ends of the sheetsto be separated to receive work-sheets therebetween, the fastening atthe rear end of the pack preventserted at the front of the platen,comprising a pack of transfer-sheets connected at their rear ends and ofsuihciently greater length than the work-sheets, that, when advancedatthe front of the platen to enable worksheets to be associated therewith,the rear ends of the transfer-sheets will remain under the control ofthe platen, and a holder comrising a band extending around thetransfer-sheets adjacent the lower ends of the work-sheets associatedwith the forward ends of the transfer-sheets, said holder having meansto overlie the lower end of the work-sheet on the outside of thetransfersheet pack and thereby insure proper guiding of this work-sheetaround the platen when the latter is given a reverse movement.

10. A manifolding assemblage for use in a typewriting machine withwork-sheets inserted at the front of the platen, comprising a pack oftransfer-sheets connected at their rear ends and of sufficiently greaterlength than the work-sheets that, when advanced at the front of theplaten to enable worksheets to be associated therewith, the rear ends ofthe transfer-sheets will remain under the control of the platen, a bandextending around the transfer-sheets adjacent the lower ends of thework-sheets, a portion extending forwardly from said band at the rear ofsaid work-sheets and the interleaved portions of the transfer-sheets,and a portion extending rearwardly from said band so as to be under thecontrol of the platen when the transfersheets are in advanced position,the forward portion being under the control of the platen when thesheets are in retracted position.

JESSE A. B. SMITH Witnesses:

EDITH l3. LIBBEY, JENNIE P. THORNE.

